![]() Liberty’s new X-Core Carbon construction bamboo, paulownia, poplar and carbon fiber results in a quick-turning ski with energy, but testers felt that the tail was stiff and thus hard to finish the turn. The Genesis 96 received average scores for Stability. However, the ski lost stability at speed and many testers noted a stiff tail, which made short turns easy and energetic, while long turns felt more challenging to exit the turn. Testers called it “spritely,” “zippy,” and “quick edge-to-edge.” The ski performed best at short turns where testers felt the ski engaged well during the initiation of the turn. The Genesis 96 received its highest scores for Responsiveness. Though designed with weight-reduction in mind, the Genesis 96 is more planky than playful, or as one tester called it, “more starchy than noodly.” Responsiveness The Genesis also received average scores for Resort Float, where testers felt that the ski’s responsiveness and stiffness might actually hamper its playfulness in powder. Stability and Carving performances were also affected in the second half of the turn, where testers commented on the stiff tail and how the ski felt imbalanced at the end of turns because it was hard to bend and load up the tail. The ski received average scores for Stability because the ski felt less stable and reliable at speed, though not with edge engagement in short-radius turns. To some, the ski felt short underfoot in the cambered area and testers couldn’t feel the full length of the steel edges. Other testers called the ski “planky and rigid at speed.” Testers felt energy in the ski, but said it was not balanced through the turn, and lacked variety and versatility. “It’s a one-trick pony and quick turns are the trick,” said one tester. On hardpack, however, the ski lost stability with speed and turn radius. Testers called the 96-mm-waisted ski “zippy,” “playful,” and “easy edge-to-edge.” The ski’s strongsuit is in the initiation of the turn, where testers appreciated the edge hold, particularly in short turns where the ski transitioned quickly from edge to edge. It scored highest for Responsiveness, lowest for Carving, and received average scores for Stability, Versatility and Resort Float. ![]() “The ski initiates easily, has great edge hold, but the tail feels long and strong and thus hard to bend and finish the turn,” says one tester. Liberty’s Bomb Rocker profile features full tip and tail rocker (slightly more in the tail) with camber underfoot. ![]() Pauwlonia, poplar and carbon fiber are added along with Quadaxial fiberglass. Liberty’s new X-Core Carbon construction begins with bamboo, used for its strong, lightweight and sustainable properties. If one word could characterize what it feels like to take a spin on the V82 it would be “natural.” There’s nothing to adapt to, nothing to figure out.The Liberty Genesis 96 is playful, twin-tip ski with a carbon/wood core. The result is very close to race-ski grip without having each run feel like a workout. Two 1cm-wide swathes of carbon straddle the center strut, poured PU sidewalls have a calming effect on the edges they rest on and a carbon base layer adds bonus buffering. Theron Lee of Bobo’s succinctly describes how it feels: “damp but not dead.” One reason the V82 skis so well is that the metal ribs don’t work alone. Liberty’s Vertical Metal Technology (VMT) is as effective a system for maintaining snow contact as any extant, short of loading the ski up with every dampening agent known to man. ![]() Last season, Liberty added a third metal strut to the men’s V-series models it introduced the prior year. Liberty’s version, with two aluminum ribs trisecting the bamboo/poplar core, earned the highest scores from our panelists. Two years ago 3 brands introduced high-end models with vertical laminates made from metal or carbon.
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